The largest seizure of illegal ivory in Africa in more than a quarter century took place in the country of Togo, which has no wild elephants. Investigative journalist Bryan Christy traveled to the port in Lomé, Togo, where more than four tons of illegal ivory was detected by local authorities. Dinh Huu Khao, arrested and suspected of being a major ivory-trade kingpin, sits down with Christy and denies his involvement with the discovery.
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